New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Aquetong Creek
HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino, October 15, 2021
1. Aquetong Creek Marker
Inscription.
Aquetong Creek. . Under this bridge flows the Aquetong Creek. This body of water and the Delaware River were the main reasons why people chose to settle here. Aquetong Creek flows all year long. It is fed primarily by a natural spring, located two miles to the west, which produces 2,000 gallons of water per minute. The strong stream flow created by the spring supplied the energy to turn the waterwheels that powered the many mills once located along the creek. These mills and enterprises made New Hope the foremost industrial town in Bucks County in the 1800s. Aquetong Creek is also known as the Great Springs Creek and Ingham Creek.
Under this bridge flows the Aquetong Creek. This body of water and the Delaware River were the main reasons why people chose to settle here. Aquetong Creek flows all year long. It is fed primarily by a natural spring, located two miles to the west, which produces 2,000 gallons of water per minute. The strong stream flow created by the spring supplied the energy to turn the waterwheels that powered the many mills once located along the creek. These mills and enterprises made New Hope the foremost industrial town in Bucks County in the 1800s. Aquetong Creek is also known as the Great Springs Creek and Ingham Creek.
Erected by Aquetong Watershed Association & Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority.
Location. 40° 21.751′ N, 74° 57.059′ W. Marker is in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. Marker is on River Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Hope PA 18938, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. New Hope Mills (a few steps from this marker); Vansant House (within shouting distance of this marker); Road to Monmouth Battlefield (within
4. Aquetong Creek as viewed from the River Road bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2015, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 24, 2023, by HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino of Long Beach, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 7, 2015, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
